The horse has won just two of his 11 starts to date and none since an effort over 900m in a no-maiden-wins sprint for two-year-olds at Sandown back in February.

This time in Stingray has had five runs with his last two being in the same races won by Saturday’s favourite.

He was four and a half lengths away in the Group 2 Danehill Stakes (1200m) at Flemington on September 13 and then tried hard again but didn’t have the enough class or time to finish better than eighth in the Group 3 Caulfield Guineas Prelude (1400m) last time out on September 28.

“He’s in good order and our expectation is he’ll be in the finish,” Moloney added.

“We’re hoping.”

Ben Melham had the ride on Stingray in those two runs but will be replaced by Mark Zahra on Saturday.

Since 1983, nine Caulfield Guineas winners have won at double figures, the most recent of which was All Too Hard ($11 in 2012).

The last real roughie Caulfield Guineas winner meanwhile was 10 years ago when Econsul caused a boilover as a 40-1 outsider back in 2004 defeating Barley A Moment and Under Command.

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